Tomorrows Bad Seeds sprouted up as one of this summer's best seeds when it came to this latest Vans Warped Tour 2012. Before the tour the Hermosa Beach reggae-punk five-piece was noted by tour founder Kevin Lyman in the OC Weekly as one of the "bands to look out for" when it came to this year's lineup.

"Kevin is the man and we are forever grateful to him for the love he has shown us," said Moises Juarez, the band's lead vocalist. "Kevin bumped us to the main stage in New Jersey this year and that was a show we will never forget. (There was an) amazing crowd and Kevin stood side-stage the whole set. Big thanks for that!"

Set to play an inexpensive-to-free show on Friday night in the Depot at HSU, the group is currently touring in support of their latest LP "The Great Escape," which was produced by Damon Elliott (Gwen Stefani/Ziggy Marley).

Since the last time the group took the stage at HumBrews in Arcata in January 2010 along with acoustic-reggae star Trevor Hall, the Sublime and Pennywise-influenced musicians appeared on CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," have been in rotation on MTVU and have made their way onto the Billboard charts.

What was your experience like playing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson?

"('The Late Show') was a really big deal for us," Juarez said. "It was our first time being on national television and it ended up giving us more exposure to people who would have otherwise not heard of us yet."

Although "The Great Escape" came out in June, the band still has a creative mentality at this point.

"We are always writing and experimenting with new sounds and styles so although we have nothing official to announce, we are in no way slowing down," Juarez said.

San Diego electro-reggae-rockers Through the Roots, who've also shared the stage with the likes of Rebelution and Pepper, will also take the stage in Arcata on Friday.

"Those are our boys," Juarez said. "We have done a handful of shows together and last year they were on the 'Lei'd Back Tour' with us and Iration. (We) have been talking for a while about going out with them and stoked it finally happened!"

General admission will be $5 for the all-ages show; free for HSU students.

"It's been too long," Juarez said. "(We) haven't been on a headlining tour in a while. We're very excited to come jam with you guys and all have our medical cards so feel free to bring us what you're known for and let's party."